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Dear Abby: widower in love with first cousin asks if he can marry her

The widower is still only considering asking her out, not yet pursuing a relationship; Dear Abby's advice on first-cousin romance remains unrevealed.

On air: Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDifferent story. The New York Post runs a Dear Abby letter from a widower in his sixties who has fallen for his first cousin.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSkip is live to untangle the family tree.

  3. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentKenji, I'm outside a family reunion picnic shelter at three in the morning, and nobody here will tell me who is related to whom.

  4. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThe letter says he's considering asking her out. Considering.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentConsidering is doing heavy lifting.

  6. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentStop. I have a witness. Sir, you're at a potluck. Thoughts?

  7. Walt PruittHonestly? Ask your aunt first. Then ask a lawyer. Then ask yourself why you're texting at three a.m.

  8. Walt PruittAlso the potato salad is Cousin Deb's, and nobody should trust it.

  9. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentDear Abby weighs in, and so does the potato salad. Nobody here is passing the family recipe.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the real question is who brings the dessert to the wedding.

  11. Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentYes! And every seat is the family table.

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